Vertically-grown few-layer MoS2 nanosheets on hierarchical carbon nanocages for pseudocapacitive lithium storage with ultrahigh-rate capability and long-term recyclability

摘要： Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) are intensively studied anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to the high theoretical capacity, but still confront the severe challenges of unsatisfied rate capability and cycle life to date. Herein, few-layer MoS2 nanosheets are vertically grown on the hierarchical carbon nanocages (hCNC) via a facile hydrothermal method, which introduce pseudocapacitive lithium storage owing to the highly-exposed MoS2 basal planes, enhanced conductivity and facilitated electrolyte access arising from the well hybridization with hCNC. As a result, the optimized MoS2/hCNC exhibits the reversible capacity of 1670 mAh g-1 at 0.1 A g-1 after 50 cycles, 621 mAh g-1 at 5.0 A g-1 after 500 cycles, and 196 mAh g-1 at 50 A g-1 after 2,500 cycles, staying at the top level of the MoS2-based anode materials. The specific power and specific energy can reach to 16.1 kW kg-1 electrode and 252.8 Wh kg-1 electrode after 3,000 cycles, respectively, showing the great potential in high-power and long-life LIBs. This finding suggests a promising strategy for exploring advanced anode materials with high reversible capacity, high-rate capability and long-term recyclability.